Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

format

/ˈfɔːɹ.mæt/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.47 in modern English

Syllables
for-mat
IPA
/ˈfɔːɹ.mæt/
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The layout of a publication or document.

noun

The form of presentation of something.

noun

The type of programming that a radio station broadcasts; such as a certain genre of music, news, sports, talk, etc.

noun

A file type.

verb

To create or edit the layout of a document.

verb

Change a document so it will fit onto a different type of page.

verb

To prepare a mass storage medium for initial use, erasing any existing data in the process.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Via French format and German Format, from New Latin liber fōrmātus (“book fashioned”), from fōrmō (“to shape, fashion”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈfɔːɹ.mæt/
  • British English: /ˈfɔː(ɹ).mæt/

Inflected Forms

formats (plural) formats (present, singular) formatting (participle, present) formatted (participle, past) formatted (past)

Derived Forms

formatize microformat multiformat subformat wildmat autoformat deformat formattable formatter formatting misformat overformat

Phrases

container format E-format file format format string Harvard format large format letterbox format medium format

Synonyms

reformat initialise initialize formatting data format data formatting arrange

Rhymes With

doormat

Questions

How do you pronounce format?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɔːɹ.mæt/.
What does format mean?
The layout of a publication or document.
Where does format come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce format

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